Meanings of have seniority in English

I have seniority in the Council that few others who support you can offer.

And I did have seniority.

Mister, of course, got an onion ring, because he has seniority.

You're having a dispute as to whether you, or the English Ambassador, has seniority?

Milo had seniority so he got the other.

Somehow, Joe felt he had seniority, and a right, because he had known her for so long.

"Then I have seniority," he told me, "for I am Oberon's prisoner."

The goalkeeper now has seniority, having not so long ago been among the next bright young things of English football.

He said he was not concerned about his own job security as he has seniority and is close to retirement.

Although Nitti had seniority, it was Ricca, as liaison to the Commission, and Accardo who took charge behind the scenes.

Because I had seniority, I was able to pick and choose my assignments, and say pretty much whatever I wanted to.

SpecOps and the police didn't really get along-mostly because SpecOps had seniority, and the police had a better canteen and a final salary pension.

"So we have seniority."